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Phoenix Capital to sponsor failed Japanese department store

Phoenix Capital, a private equity firm specializing in turnaround investments, has brokered a sponsorship agreement with bankrupt Japanese department store Nakasan Co., which claims debt of JPY11.4 billion ($1.43 million).

  • North Asia
  • 01 August 2011
India's L&T plans infrastructure-focused private equity fund

Larsen and Toubro (L&T), an Indian engineering and construction company, is preparing to launch a private equity fund which will invest infrastructure projects, The Economic Times reported.

  • Infrastructure
  • 27 July 2011
Hony makes first foray into Japan

Hony Capital secured two significant firsts with its purchase of a 20% stake in Tokyo-listed hotel chain operator and real estate business Tokai Kanko for JPY1.4 billion ($17.8 million).

  • Real estate
  • 27 July 2011
Funds monetize Japan's aging demographic
Funds monetize Japan's aging demographic

Japan may be the world second-largest economies but, by Asian standards, it is also one of the most mature. GDP growth is lackluster and the consumer market is pedestrian compared to those of the region’s emerging nations, which are still driven by urbanization,...

  • Buyout
  • 27 July 2011
JAIC forms $45m joint venture in Shenyang

Japan Asia Investment Company (JAIC) will form a joint venture fund with Shenyang Wanrun New City Investment Management to make investments in Chinese and Japanese firms.

  • Fundraising
  • 26 July 2011
CPPIB makes first direct investment in Hong Kong real estate

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has acquired a 50% stake in Interlink, a Hong Kong building owned by Goodman Group, for approximately C$285 million ($301 million). The deal, which comprises an equity commitment of around C$205 million and...

  • Greater China
  • 26 July 2011
DRC to delist mountain equipment maker Kojitsu

DRC Capital, a Tokyo-based mid-size buyout firm, will de-list Japanese mountain equipment maker and retailer Kojitsu from Osaka JASDAQ in a deal thought to be worth JPY3.14 billion ($40 million).

  • Buyouts
  • 25 July 2011
CLSA invests $20m in Indonesian auto financing firm

CLSA Capital Partners (CLSACP) has agreed to pay $20 million for a minority stake in PT Sinar Mitra Sepadan Finance (SMS Finance), an Indonesian auto financing firm.

  • Early-stage
  • 25 July 2011
A&P Financial wins court approval for Takefuji rehabilitation plan

Takefuji, a failed Japanese consumer lender, has finally received court approval for its rehabilitation plan. Korean firm A&P Financial, which beat the likes of Cerberus Capital Management, TPG and J Trust to win the bankruptcy administrator's backing,...

  • Regulation
  • 25 July 2011
Hony takes 20% stake in Japan's Tokai Kanko

China-based Hony Capital has taken a 20% stake in hotel chain operator and real estate investor Tokai Kanko for approximately JPY1.4 billion ($17.8 million).

  • Buyouts
  • 22 July 2011
Hermes GPE to open in Singapore this year

Hermes GPE, the European private equity and infrastructure investment firm, will reportedly extend its operation to Singapore and the US this year.

  • Fund-of-funds
  • 21 July 2011
IDG India invests $3m in mobile advertising company

IDG Ventures India has invested $3 million in mobile advertising company Vserv as part of a first round of institutional funding.

  • Early-stage
  • 21 July 2011
Lazard appoints Peter Kuo as MD

Financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard has appointed Peter Kuo as managing director and head of equity capital markets in Asia, effective immediately. Kuo joins from diversified management group Cowen and Company, where he was managing director....

  • People
  • 21 July 2011
China's brokerages get the green light to launch funds
China's brokerages get the green light to launch funds

The flood of entrants into China's domestic private equity market has largely been driven by cash-rich companies, local government entities and high net worth individuals all chasing pre-IPO deals. Formal financial institutions have found themselves held...

  • Greater China
  • 20 July 2011
Lone Star exits Tokyo retail property to Hulic

Lone Star's sale of YODOBASHI MULTI Media Kichijoji, a commercial complex building in a west Tokyo suburb, to real estate investment firm Hulic is no ordinary transaction. Hulic is paying an estimated JPY30 billion ($381 million) for the asset but is...

  • North Asia
  • 20 July 2011
Khazanah appoints QIA's Kenneth Shen as executive director

Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the investment holding fund of the Malaysian government, has appointed Kenneth Shen as executive director of investments. Shen was formerly adviser to the chief executive officer of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and a board member...

  • People
  • 20 July 2011
CITIC PE to launch $773m mezzanine fund

The private equity unit of CITIC Securities is looking to tap into debt finance by launching a RMB5 billion ($773 million) mezzanine fund, Reuters reported.

  • Greater China
  • 20 July 2011
LaSalle boosts Australia assets to $1.8b with acquisition of Trinity Funds Management

LaSalle Investment Management has agreed to acquire Trinity Funds Management(TFM) from Australian property groups Trinity Group and Clarence Property Corp for A$9.25 million ($9.9 million) plus the net assets of the business.

  • Real estate
  • 20 July 2011
China's HNA Group tipped to win bidding war for GE SeaCo

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group is likely to outbid private equity firm Kelso for container leasing business GE SeaCo, the Financial Times reported. The company has been put up for sale by General Electric (GE) and its joint venture partner and could fetch...

  • Buyouts
  • 19 July 2011
India's Globals ITes receives first round of strategic funding

Globals ITeS, a Hyderabad based company that develops technology solutions for the education industry, has received funding from Mauritius-based Encore Operating Partners and 1886 Investments, an investment unit of the UK's Commonwealth Education Trust....

  • Early-stage
  • 15 July 2011
TLC Capital boosts stake in Uganda-based Indian pharma JV

TLG Capital has increased its stake in Quality Chemicals Industries(QCIL), the Uganda based pharmaceutical manufacturer owned by India’s leading pharmaceutical company CIPLA and Uganda-based Quality Chemicals.

  • Early-stage
  • 15 July 2011
CIC appoints new CIO

China Investment Corporation (CIC) has appointed Li Keping as its new chief investment officer. Li, who was formerly vice chairman of the $130 billion National Social Security Fund, replaces Gao Xiqing, according to Reuters.

  • LPs
  • 14 July 2011
Lone Star sells suburban Tokyo real estate asset for $381m

US buyout firm Lone Star has sold Yodobashi Multi Media Kichijoji, a commercial building in a west Tokyo suburb, to real estate investment firm Hulic for an estimated JPY30 billion($381 million).

  • North Asia
  • 14 July 2011
India's lower-tier urban opportunities
India's lower-tier urban opportunities

As demand for consumer goods rises among India’s 1.2 billion population, private equity has been scouring the cities for a windfall. Yet, this growth – and the competition for deals that has arisen from it – has also prompted a handful of private equity...

  • South Asia
  • 13 July 2011
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